Coffee urn



Aug. 14, 1928.

A. KLEINLERCHER COFFEE URN Filed Jan, 13, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet ATTORIIEY Aug. 14, 1928.

1580.792 A. KLEINLERCHER COFFEE URN Filed Jan. 13. 1927 3 Shoots-Sheet 2 y 9 9 f f i 9 f 4 a 5 z Aug. 14, 1928.

1,680,792 A. KLEINLERCHER conss uau Filed Jan. 13, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 a. 7 lymvron ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY KLEINLERCHER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AARON M. SLOSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COFFEE URN.

Application filed January 13, 1927. Serial No. 160,868.

It is known in coffee urns to provide a pump and piping for passing liquid from the bottom of the infusion receptacle to the top thereof to pass again through the coffee grounds held at the to of the receptacle and also for delivering ot water coming from a heater over the ground coffee in the first instance. It is also known to provide a distributer vessel on the end of a hinged conduit arm forming the terminal part of such piping in the top of the urn, the hinging of the arm enabling the arm and the distributer to be turned up out of the way when the coffee bag or holder is placed in the urn or'removed.

An object of this invention is to improve the construction and relations in respect to the hinged conduit arm, whereby a simpler sturdier and more reliable result is obtained. Another object is to rovide a novel and advantageous type of istributer, which can be readily set to deliver either a velocity jet laterally, or at a comparativel low or wide angle, suitable for cleansing t e upper and interior parts of the urn, or a fall of liquid Y over the body of coffee in the bag as well as for adjustments in between the extreme positions.

In the accompanying drawings forming part hereof:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a coffee urn embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the upper part of the urn illustrating the operation resulting from one setting of the distributer; I

Fig. 4 is a similar view, illustrating the operation resulting from another setting;

Fig. 5 is a view partly in vertical section and part1 in elevation of the distributer, Elie hinge conduit arm, and the cooperating tting;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustratin a modification.

The body or s ell 2 of the coffee urn contains an inner receptacle 3 for the infusion, a bag or grounds holder 4 being suspended in the top of thi receptacle as usual. 5 is a draw=oflt pipe connected with an outlet in the bottom of the receptacle 3. extending outward through the side of the body and provided with the customary faucet 6.

Another pipe 7 is connected with the bottom outlet and extends horizontally to an opening in the wall of the body 2. A fitting 8 is applied to the end of this pipe, outside the body, and contains a turn-cock 9. Piping 10 extending from this fitting connects the same with the inlet of a pump 11, provided with a motor 12 for driving it. Another pipe 13, leading from a heater (not shown) and containing a cook 14 is provided for conducting hot water to the inlet side of the pump.

A pipe 15, which also preferably serves as a gauge-glass, extends upward alongside the body 2, and has a connection 16 at its upper end which enters through an opening in the wall near the top. A fitting 17 is screwed onto the inner end of this connection and is provided with a passage 18 surroundedby a compressible washer 19 held in a groove or seat in the face of the fitting.

A conduit arm 20 has a fitting 21 on its rear end formed to abut the face of the fitting 17 and the gasket carried thereby so as to form a tight connection by virtue of the weight or force tending to hold the conduit arm in its normal or working position. In the working position the arm extends inwardly over the top of the receptacle 3 and the bag 4, approximately to the center thereof; but when the cover 22 is removed the arm can be turned upward and backward out of the way to permit the removal and replacement of the bag.

The fittings 17 and 21 are connected at the 7 is a distributer head 24. This head is advantageously constructed with a cylindrical body 25 having a lateral internally threaded boss 26 intermediateits ends whereby it is mounted in a vertical position on the end of the conduit arm, the lower end of this body or shell being open, and the upper end being the disc to approach the mo closed except for an opening in which a thrust-rod 27 is slidably guided.

A vertically movable distributer disc 28 lies directly beneath the mouth of the distributer body 25, this disc having a stem 29 which extends upward within the body and is guided in a spider or perforated disc 30, said perforated disc being advantageously held between the main piece of the distributer body and a screwed-on terminal piece 31. A spring 32 confined under compression between the perforated diScBO-and a cross-pin 33 in the upper portion of the-stem 29 urges the disc 28 upwardtow-ard the mouth of the distributer head.

An operating nut or screw member. 34 has running engagement with a screw-thread on the upper end of the distributer body 25, so that the member ma be turned 11 and down by hand. A knur ed rim Sfine to or formed with the member. provides for convenient manipulation.

The thrust-pin 27 is interposed between the top of the operating nut 34 and the upper end of the stem 29,. with the result that screwing the nut down thruststhe disc farther away from the mouth of the distributer head, while screwing.1 it up causes I ut moreclosely under the action; of thespring 32. .A stop pin 36 depending from the rim .is arranged to contact withoneside or the other of the boss 26, thereby limiting the operating nut to a movementof somewhat lessthan a revolution, the limits-beingsuch inrelation. -to the pitch of thetreadsot;tlaie;nut- 'that w en the 1 d- P- iM r u infusion-receptacle at-the. topof whichflthe go, the disc-28 is-brought intaclose proximity tothe rim of the-noazle3],, leaving arrannular, laterally directed,--narrow ore-slitdike orifice, as-seenin Fig. 3, while when the-nut is turned vinthe other directionas far as it will, go, a comparatively wide opening showni nFi a is-afiorded v In the position-ofitFigt ;3,;a-high;velocity spray will be deliveredlaterall v all, direc:

tions, at a comparatively low or wide angle, when the pumpfll is in operation idrawmg hot water viron: the heater, witlrithe ivalve 14 open: aud t-he valveBclesed."v spray serves I for cleansing the;- interior; of themrn, including the ledge .37 which the top of-the water chamber.38v which is doomed between the infusion receptacle and the body or casing :2; By swewing the nut slightly the widening of the slit orifinor wilt cause the spray: etO strike somewhat dower, against the sides of: theqeoeptade's3, the bag 4 having, of; course, been llfiBd flfltfibeiofe cleaning.

- \Vhen the bag is in place,rwithrma, charge of coffee in it,iand 'whemthe operatingmamher is turned to the otheriextneme the .=liquid=will-be delivered .in umbrella spray or fall over the body of coffee, as seen in Fig. 4, giving excellent distribution for rapid extraction of the flavor and economical H'Se *of the codes; Any desired intermediate form of spra and any desired coverage can be obtained y adjustment between the extmme-posihons but the prom'sion of'zha redetermined limits enables the distributer to be set readily for either a cleansing spray or an extracting fall without careful mani ulation.

n order to enable the operating conditions to be the more accurately predetermined, a fine adjusting screw 39 is set into the top of the member 34 to bear against the upper end of the rod 27, this screw having a ker f so that it can be turned by a screwdriver. In the condition-shown in Fig. 4, in which uid is being delivered over the coffee, it wi ll be understood that the liquid may be either partial strength infusiontaken from i the bottom of the receptacle 3 or hot water ing-socket-inthe member 21 toform a sufficiently tightjoint when the arm is innarmaL. o sitaon, I V i P ile gthefierred embodiment-of the convertible a iustableidis tributer head. has been describedim detail, it. will be understood that theforrngrnay be varied widely without departing fromessentials. W hatis a'sgnew is: 1

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I {i body containing an infiusion ,reoqptacle iat top. of. which the ground co'fi'ee is held, means for supplying .{liquidio the top "of the -body,.a dist ribu'ter .head inftlretop o ithe pliedby said means, distr-ibuterhead having its the bottomanda deflector at said smeutlnmnd means for-relatively movingthe distributer head and its deflector either into proximity q; to rform a marrow lateralfspray ,exitprsinto more. widely. spaced relation to cause a distributed fall of liquid .npon'the 3. n ace ee nrn a, can infusion receptacle. at; top of which the ooifee is hell-Juliane for supplying.

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mouth. means for relatively moving the distributer head and its deflector either into proximity to form a narrow lateral spray exit or into more widely spaced relation to cause a distributed fall of liquid upon the coffee. and means limiting extreme relative positions of the )arts to determine a lateral velocity spray or cleansing and the distributed fall, respectively.

4. In a coffee urn, a body containing an infusion receptacle at the top of which the ground coffee is held. means for supplying liquid to the top of the body, a distributer head in the top of the body supplied by said means, said distributer head having its mouth at the bottom, a deflector disc raisable and lowerable at said mouth, an operating device on the head, and a connection extending from said distributer disc upwardly Within the head to cooperate with said operating device.

5. In a coffee urn, a body containing an infusion receptable at the top of which the ground coffee is held, means for supplying liquid to the top of the body, a distributer head in the top of the body supplied by said means, said distributer head having its mouth at the bottom, a deflector disc raisable and lowerable at said mouth. a spindle extending upward from said disc within said head, a spring acting on said spindle to raise the same, a screw operating device on the head, and a thrust-rod between said operating device and said spindle.

6. In a coffee urn, a body containing an infusion receptacle at the top of which the ground coffee is held, means for supplying liquid to the top of the body, a distributer head in the top of the body su plied by said means, said distributer head having its mouth at the bottom, a deflector disc raisable and lowerable at said mouth, a spindle extending upward from said disc within said head, a spring acting on said spindle to raise the same, a screw operating device on the head, a thrust-rod between said operating device and said spindle, and an adjustment screw between said operating device and said thrust-rod.

7. In a coffee urn, a body containing an infusion receptacle at the top of which the ground coffee is held, an outlet from the bottom of the receptacle, a pump, valved piping connecting said outlet with the inlet of the pump, valved hot-water supply piping also connected with the inlet of the pump, piping leading from the outlet of the pump to the top of the body, a distributer inside the top of the body, and means for controlling said distributer to cause the delivery of either a lateral velocity spray for cleansing or a distributed fall of liquid upon the coffee.

ANTHONY KLEINLERCHER. 

